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I make firecracker cocktails every Fourth of July and the layering is density-based. Grenadine (red) is densest, followed by blue curacao (blue), followed by vodka and lemon (white). Therefore, there is no way these drinks can be made such that the white layer is in the middle and the blue layer on top, as described on this page. It's physically impossible.

The term "withdrawing room" is making me feel unmoored in time here. The term was most popular in the 1600s but remained in use through the early 1700s. By the 1800s, it had been shortened to "drawing room." And in Trollope, it's established that one of the characters is affectedly old-fashioned when she insists on using "withdrawing room" instead of "drawing room."

The mention in the footnotes of "civilized Europe" being appalled by the casualties at Antietam (25,000) seems almost unreal given its role in the world wars to come. World War II was the bloodiest war in world history, with 80 million dead.

Having been there, I would not describe South Korea's hills and mountains as "spartan," but to each their own.

I didn't know TV had been around since the 1920s.

Cronkite's feelings about the air war after D-Day were ironic, given that Allied air supremacy was crucial to the continued success of the invasion.

Didn't think I'd see a reference to Billy Mitchell and his air power doctrine in the biography of a journalist - or realize that Walter Cronkhite wanted to be a pilot but was color blind. Interesting, and I'm glad I've read what I have on Billy Mitchell.

Finally! "Flair" is used correctly.

The second time "flare" has been used when it should have been "flair."